Part 5276

<h1>Hewer</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hew"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who hews.</def>

<h1>Hewhole</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hew"hole`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Hickwall</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European green woodpecker. See <er>Yaffle</er>.</def>

<h1>Hewn</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hewn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; <as>as, a house built of <ex>hewn</ex> logs</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Roughly dressed as with a hammer; <as>as, <ex>hewn</ex> stone</as>.</def>

<mhw><h1>Hex-, Hexa</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hex"a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt><mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ six. See <er>Six</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix or combining form, used to denote <i>six</i>, <i>sixth</i>, etc.; <as>as, <ex>hex</ex>atomic, <ex>hexa</ex>basic</as>.</def>

<h1>Hexabasic</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex`a*ba"sic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hexa-</ets> + <ets>basic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being replaced or saturated by bases; -- said of acids; <as>as, mellitic acid is <ex>hexabasic</ex></as>.</def>

<h1>Hexacapsular</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex`a*cap"su*lar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hexa-</ets> + <ets>capsular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having six capsules or seed vessels.</def>

<h1>Hexachord</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex"a*chord</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hexa-</ets> + Gr. <?/ string, chord: cf. F. <ets>hexacorde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.</def>

<h1>Hexacid</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex`ac"id</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Hex-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by acids; hexatomic; hexavalent; -- said of bases; <as>as, mannite is a <ex>hexacid</ex> base</as>.</def>

<h1>Hexactinellid</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex*ac`ti*nel"lid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the <spn>Hexactinellin\'91</spn>.</def>

<h1>Hexactinelline</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex*ac`ti*nel"line</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From NL. <ets>Hexactinellin\'91</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ six + a dim. of <?/, <?/, a ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the <spn>Hexactinellin\'91</spn>, a group of sponges, having six-rayed siliceous spicules.</def>

<h1>Hexactinia</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex`ac*tin"i*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Hex-</er>, and <er>Actinia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Anthozoa.</def>

<h1>Hexad</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex"ad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>hexas</ets>, <ets>hexadis</ets>, the number six, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/ six.]</ety> <fld>(chem.)</fld> <def>An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, <i>six</i> monad atoms or radicals; <as>as, sulphur is a <ex>hexad</ex> in sulphuric acid</as>. Also used as an adjective.</def>

<h1>Hexadactylous</h1> <Xpage=691>

<hw>Hex`a*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ six + <?/ finger: cf. F. <ets>hexadactyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having six fingers or toes.</def>

<h1>Hexade</h1> <Xpage=691>